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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1980
Page
2
Three riders brave rain to exercise their mounts at the Aiken Training Track while staff photographer Elizabeth Harrington captures the scene in morning preparation for workouts.
Robert T. Anderson of Allied General Nuclear Services spoke to the Aiken Chapter of the South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers about transporting spent nuclear fuel in 25 to 100 ton casks. He described the strong shielding ratio and crash test success, and said future routes avoid dense populations to reduce sabotage risk and enable rapid response.
Open house planned for March 2 at Wagener area schools will mark the dedication of Wagener Elementary School’s new name Cyril Busbee Elementary. Area IV Advisory Council heard principal reports from J O Brown E J Matheson and Joseph Poll plus CTDS test results showing progress.
A bake sale to benefit the Betsy Baughman Fund starts at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the K Mart. Aiken Community Hospital staff bake items for the fundraising effort and invites others to donate items by contacting Richard Chambers.
Aiken County Vocational School of Practical Nursing accepts applications through February. Classes begin July 7 and take place at the School of Practical Nursing on U S 1 at the Aiken County Vocational Center. For more information call the school Monday through Wednesday.
The first Lee Jackson Supper to honor Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson will be held Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Dry Dock Restaurant on Whiskey Road. USC Aiken history professor Dr. W C Smith will speak, with Kimberly Elaine Plunkett as featured soloist. she is a Millbrook Baptist Church soloist and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Plunkett. The event is sponsored by the General Joe Wheeler Camp No 1245 of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans and the John C Calhoun Society of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars.
The forecast shows clouds diminishing tonight and Saturday bringing mostly sunny skies. Expect a cool night with temps in the upper 30s and Saturday highs near 60s. Sunday turns cloudy again, with a chance of rain by Monday and clearing Tuesday with lows in the 40s and highs in the 50s to 60s.
Deaths and funerals listed include George Toole 59 of 333 Laurens St with Franklin arrangements by Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home and survivors in Aiken. Walter Chandler 66 of New York City. Mack Kirk Ridge Spring funeral at Ebenezer A M E Church. Lonetta F. Senn North Augusta. Willie Nelson Clarks Hill. Margaret McCullough Whittle. Johnny Jenning 73 Aiken County. George Coats 71 Wagener. Eva Causey Es Dorn 88 Murrells Inlet. Funeral details, callers, survivors, and burial sites are provided for each entry.
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Local event calendar lists today activities including National Federation of the Blind at Weeks Center and Gospel Show at Gregg Park, plus Narcotics Anonymous and A A meetings. Tomorrow features Thoroughbred Hall of Fame and Aiken Camellia Show. Sunday adds Doll House and Track Club events.
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